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As with many ethnic groups in Ghana, names form part of the cultural fabric of the Mole-Dagombas. Naming practices stem from either religious (mainly Islamic names) or traditional origins. Islam is the main religion among the Mole-Dagombas as is evident from the many Islamic names. Some individuals have more than one name, one Islamic and the other traditional. While most names are given at birth, others are given based on some cultural circumstances.

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  • As with many ethnic groups in Ghana, names form part of the cultural fabric of the Mole-Dagombas. Naming practices stem from either religious (mainly Islamic names) or traditional origins. Islam is the main religion among the Mole-Dagombas as is evident from the many Islamic names. Some individuals have more than one name, one Islamic and the other traditional. While most names are given at birth, others are given based on some cultural circumstances. Newborns are given the name Saandoo ('San or Sana' meaning stranger, and doo meaning male) or Sanpaga (Sana meaning stranger and paga for female). This marks the baby as stranger in the family. Seven days after birth, the naming ceremony is performed under the auspices of the father and/or the head of the household. The naming is done either in the indigenous traditional way, known as zugupinbu (meaning shaving of head) where a talisman or soothsayer is consulted to give a name to the new born baby or in the Islamic way, known as Suuna (Hausa word meaning name). In the traditional ceremony, the baby's hair is shaved (zugupinbu) and a name given by a Soothsayer after consultation with the gods. The soothsayer determines which ancestor the baby reincarnates. The child is then declared to be the ancestor's namesake, Sigililana, which stems from two words sigili (reincarnate) and lana which basically means 'owner'. The name may alternatively be that of a deity or a buguli (shrine). (en)
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  • As with many ethnic groups in Ghana, names form part of the cultural fabric of the Mole-Dagombas. Naming practices stem from either religious (mainly Islamic names) or traditional origins. Islam is the main religion among the Mole-Dagombas as is evident from the many Islamic names. Some individuals have more than one name, one Islamic and the other traditional. While most names are given at birth, others are given based on some cultural circumstances. (en)
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  • Naming customs of the Dagomba people (en)
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